PREVALENCE OF CYSTICERCOSIS IN CATTLE SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF JEQUIÉ, BAHIA, BRAZIL

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Valdir Cleber Rêgo
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Outros Autores: Ramos, Emanoel Tomé Regis, Almeida Filho, Francisco Salles de, Silva Pinto, Jaqueline Maria da, Munhoz, Alexandre Dias
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Ciência animal brasileira (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/766

The current study verified the prevalence of bovine cysticercosis in 142.579 slaughtered bovines in the period between August 2004 and July 2006, in a slaughter house-cold storage room, in the city of Jequié, Bahia, Brazil that has a Federal Inspection Service. Monthly nosograph maps related to the daily post-mortem, created by the Inspection Service during the period, were used. The data was submited into analysis that revealed a prevalence of 1.74% of bovine cysticercosis. From the total of 10.857 condemned organs, 5.571 (51.31%) were due the presence of cysticercus. The parasite presended a prevalence of 1.11% on the head muscles, 1.7% on the heart and 1.1% on the tongue. The cysticercosis is an importante cause of organ and carcass condemnation, on slaughtered bovines, creating significant economic profit losses and the prevalence of cysticercosis in organs and carcasses indicate the presence of human teniasis on the population of the surround area of the animals